I don’t know about Christine O’Donnell, but the vast majority of outsider/tea party candidates have been competitive.
Angle was very competitive in Nevada (a blue state in 08). If the 2010 election were held now or just a few months later than it did, she would have won.
My goodness, we won a house seat in NYC recently with a real conservative. I thought Bob Turner had to be a mushy liberal republican when I read that he had won, then it turns out he is a down to earth patriotic conservative.
I know what you are saying, but we can’t narrow the political process away from real people who might not be conventional politicians who deicde to run. every single candidate should be judged as an individual in each case. doesnt matter if its a 35 year old woman or a 75 year old man.
Angle was a poor candidate and I say that after donating to her.
The NYC Bob Turner win was just a Dan Rostenkowski knee jerk reaction by the dems, and the result will be the same come the next election, he will lose, big time.